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A compliance rule must be setup in the server implementing jailbreak or rooting detection on smartphones.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-25004 WIR-GMMS-AND-010-03 SV-34966r1_rule ECWN-1 Medium
Description
DoD-required security policies can be bypassed on jailbroken and rooted smartphone . Jailbroken and rooted devices can expose sensitive DoD data to unauthorized people and could lead to a network attack.
STIG Date
Good Mobility Suite Server (Android OS) Security Technical Implementation Guide 2011-12-14

Details

Check Text ( C-34844r1_chk )
This is a Good security policy set check. Recommend all checks related to Good security policy set rules be reviewed using the following procedure.

1. Make a list of all Good security policy sets assigned to smartphone user accounts on the Good server using the following procedure:

-Have the SA identify any non STIG-compliant policy sets and STIG-compliant policy sets on the server.
--Log into the Good Mobile Control console.
--Click on the Policies tab.
--View all policy sets on the server.

-Note: STIG-compliant policy sets should be identified as such in the policy title. Examples are as follows: STIG_iOS_Policy_Set, STIG_WM6-5_Policy_Set, or STIG_Android_Policy_Set. It is recommended that all non-STIG policy sets be deleted.

2. Select each policy set users are assigned to, and in turn, verify the required settings are in the policy set.

Note: If there is a finding, note the name of the non STIG-compliant policy set in the Findings Details section in VMS/Component Provided Tracking Database.
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-Launch the Good Mobile Control Web console and click on the Policies tab.

-Select a policy set to review and click on the policy.
-On the left tab, select Compliance Manager.
-Verify the "Android Jailbreak Detection" rule is listed. (Note: The rule title does not have to be exact.)
-Open the rule by checking the box next to the rule, and then click on Edit.

-Verify the following are set as indicated:

Check to Run: Jailbreak/Rooted Detection
-Verify “Hypervigilant mode” is checked.

-Verify "Failure Action" is set to "Wipe Enterprise Data".

-Verify "Check Every" is set to "1 hour".

Mark as a finding if the “Android Jailbreak Detection” rule has not been set up or is not configured as required.
Fix Text (F-27653r1_fix)
Set up compliance rules in the server implementing jailbreak detection. Devices will be wiped if they have been jail broken.